View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dally says the greasers have a spy on their side. Who is it?

2. Besides Cherry, who is the only person Ponyboy is comfortable talking with?

3. What part of town is Ponyboy from?

4. What time do Ponyboy and Johnny get to the park?

5. Cherry tells Ponyboy that he is the type of person who ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ponyboy comes home late in Chapter 3?

2. What injuries do Ponyboy and Johnny sustain in the fire?

3. What do Johnny and Ponyboy do in the vacant lot?

4. What does Ponyboy do when he wakes up in the church?

5. What is Ponyboy's reaction to cutting and dyeing his hair?

6. What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny when he comes to see them at the church?

7. Why do Johnny and Ponyboy go find Dally after the fight in the park?

8. What do Johnny and Ponyboy talk about one morning while watching the sunrise?

9. How does Dally approach the Soc girls at the drive-in?

10. What things are Ponyboy thinking about as he sits at the drive-in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Ponyboy's sensitivity with the attitudes of those around him. What characters are completely opposite in that they are tough and/or desensitized to their situations? How does Ponyboy's sensitivity help or hurt him throughout the story? How does it make him easier/more difficult for readers to relate to?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of social and/or class division in the novel. Is the rivalry senseless? What motivates the rivalry between groups?

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical analysis of the Robert Frost poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" as it relates to The Outsiders.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 663 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample